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Harold Gray; Born: Harold Lincoln Gray January 20, 1894 Kankakee, Illinois, U.S. Died: May 9, 1968 (aged 74) La Jolla, California, U.S. Area(s) Cartoonist
May 9, 2024 · Harold Gray (born January 20, 1894, Kankakee, Illinois, U.S.—died May 9, 1968, La Jolla, California) was an American cartoonist and creator of “ Little Orphan Annie,” one of the most popular comic strips of all time.
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Gray's death Leonard Starr's Little Orphan Annie. Gray died in May 1968 of cancer, and the strip was continued under other cartoonists.
- IT WAS ORIGINALLY LITTLE ORPHAN OTTO. Harold Gray was originally a hired pencil, owning and operating an art studio in Chicago following his service in World War I. After Gray began assisting cartoonist Sidney Smith on a strip titled The Grumps, Gray decided he might like to try his hand creating his own.
- ANNIE WAS A FIGURE OF FEMALE EMPOWERMENT. In stark contrast to the portrayal of women in popular culture of the time, Annie was no damsel in distress.
- SHE PIONEERED MARKETING TO KIDS. Tie-in merchandising and marketing to children is commonplace today, but the template for it may have been laid down by Annie’s first foray into multimedia.
- HAROLD GRAY USED THE COMIC STRIP TO DELIVER POLITICAL PROPAGANDA. A staunch conservative, Gray often used the powerful platform he had as a widely distributed cartoonist to comment on the politics of the day.
Sep 26, 2023 · Harold Gray, co-founder of Portland Piano International. One of the most beloved and visionary leaders in Oregon classical music, Harold Gray, died last month at age 79. ArtsWatch here offers remembrances from his friends, taken from announcements, interviews with ArtsWatch by his Florestan Trio comrades, and, at the end, a pair of remembrances ...
Little Orphan Annie enjoyed an extraordinarily long life in newspapers, on stage, and in film. Making her first appearance on Aug. 5, 1924, Annie—who was conceived as an 11-year-old escapee from a Dickensian orphanage—was identifiable by her curly red hair.
Apr 25, 2024 · The comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, was created by a young cartoonist by the name of Harold Gray (1894-1968). Gray’s parents both died before he had finished school, so he was independent and entirely self-made, qualities he imbued in Annie.
